Congress voted to end the government shutdown, but the fallout could be lengthy, school leaders say. edsource.org/2025/governm... via @edsource.org

Most Fresno County districts are pursuing a waiver not to fund teachers’ salaries with at least 55% of their budgets. edsource.org/updates/most... via @edsource.org

A Golden Charter Academy parent said the school told him he’d have to sign a nondisclosure agreement, or NDA, to view the curriculum. edsource.org/updates/fres... via @edsource.org

Some of California's @americorps.bsky.social programs have struggled through funding uncertainties; others have shut down. edsource.org/2025/americo... via @edsource.org

Election Day yesterday was quite busy. So ICYMI, listen 🎧 to me & KVPR talk about the engaging learning environment that Sanger Unified teachers are creating for students, leading to improvement that outpaces statewide growth. www.kvpr.org/podcast/cent...

Schools scramble to respond to SNAP food crisis, including community schools in Fresno Unified that are serving as emergency food distribution centers and pantries. edsource.org/2025/trump-a... via @edsource.org

Using about $150,000 of state arts funding, Clovis Unified created an interactive farm exhibit for preschoolers to engage in dramatic play - a form of arts education - and receive music and theater education. edsource.org/2025/clovis-... via @edsource.org

Fresno Unified, the state’s third-largest school district, issued checks worth $2.2 million to someone pretending to be the district’s largest construction contractor. edsource.org/updates/fres... via @edsource.org

Ethnic studies was supposed to be required for all California high schoolers — starting now. But the mandate stalled after Gov. Gavin Newsom left it out of the state budget. Some students have ethnic studies. Others don’t. Here’s why. Read more: bit.ly/3WMgxKK

For now, California has no formal way of determining transitional kindergartners’ English proficiency, which means schools miss out on federal and state funding for English learners. edsource.org/2025/califor... via @zstavely.bsky.social @edsource.org

Engaged and balanced instruction - where “student talk” is key and writing is in all subjects - is how Sanger schools outpace statewide growth. edsource.org/2025/sanger-... via @edsource.org

With the ethnic studies mandate stalled, California school districts are figuring out what to do: make the class optional, require it, or pause rollout? Stockton Unified & Fresno Unified will continue requiring the course, for example. edsource.org/2025/what-is... via @edsource.org

With the goal to develop the whole child, academically, socially, and personally, Fresno’s Golden Charter Academy offers daily zoo visits, hands-on learning experiences in the community, and student-centered approaches to learning.  edsource.org/2025/hands-o... via @edsource.org

Based on test scores from the 2024-25 school year, Fresno Unified students are inching closer to pre-pandemic proficiency. edsource.org/updates/fres... via @edsource.org

The elimination of Clovis Unified's non-union teachers group, which had operated for decades, seems to have paved the way for either a CTA-backed or independent group to unionize educators. Listen 🎧 as I discuss the topic with KVPR. www.kvpr.org/podcast/cent...

ICYMI: Some California school districts are backing a U.S. Supreme Court case to bar transgender athletes from girls sports. edsource.org/updates/some... via @edsource.org

A Stockton Unified board member who was removed from her position after a felony conviction was also charged with but acquitted of embezzlement and misuse of public funds — charges her attorneys say were in retaliation for whistleblowing. edsource.org/updates/stoc... via @edsource.org

The rule change would have applied to about 300 universities and 80 school districts that receive Energy Department funds. edsource.org/updates/trum... via @edsource.org

Two competing groups continue to ask Clovis Unified teachers to form a union — something they've operated without for the past 65 years. edsource.org/2025/clovis-... via @edsource.org

A federal judge dismissed the lawsuit against Fresno Unified's Black student support program, saying the allegations were generalized and speculative, not specific.  edsource.org/updates/judg... via @edsource.org

ICYMI: More 4-year-olds across California are entering transitional kindergarten (TK) this year. But some aren’t fully potty-trained, posing an unexpected challenge for schools. Read more here: edsource.org/2025/potty-t... via @edsource.org

TK, Head Start, preschool and more: Many factors go into a family’s decision on which program best suits their 4-year-old’s and family’s needs.  edsource.org/2025/tk-head... via @edsource.org

One of the two groups trying to unionize teachers in Clovis Unified has gathered signatures from 45% of the district’s certificated teachers. edsource.org/updates/teac... via @edsource.org

When transitional kindergarten expanded to younger 4-year-olds, it meant more potty accidents for educators to deal with. edsource.org/2025/potty-t... via @edsource.org

A Fresno Unified error inflated statewide data, which is now part of the permanent state record. edsource.org/2025/fresno-... via @edsource.org

District officials, union leaders, and mayors of local cities denounced ongoing immigration enforcement actions. edsource.org/2025/lausd-i... via @edsource.org

San Francisco Unified's new payroll system has been fraught with errors since its July 1 launch. The new system replaced a failed $34 million version. edsource.org/updates/new-... via @edsource.org

It's been 185 days without a bargaining session with @edsource.org.

Despite a court order, the White House Office of Management and Budget is withholding @americorps.bsky.social funds, “threatening... the wellbeing of those who depend on their services,” according to California @agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov's office. edsource.org/updates/trum... via @edsource.org

Millions in annual state funding reshaped expanded learning programs in Fresno Unified. Money eliminated waitlists, bolstered summer school, and created summer & winter camps. edsource.org/2025/million... via @edsource.org

Multi-billion-dollar state funding expanded before- and after-school activities and enrichment programs. Check out a few programs from across the state. edsource.org/2025/califor... via @edsource.org

School districts must now provide information to students & families about the @calkidsprogram.bsky.social, college savings accounts with $500-$1,500 for eligible students. edsource.org/updates/scho... via @edsource.org

It's been 170 days without a bargaining session with @edsource.org.

It's been 166 days without a bargaining session with @edsource.org.

Many schools were making progress under the student improvement initiative, but it wasn't across the board. Fresno Unified blamed inconsistent rollout but failed to set program standards. So schools failed to close the achievement gap. edsource.org/2025/fresno-... via @edsource.org

It's been 165 days without a contract with @edsource.org.

EdSource's unit of @newsguild.org was recognized by management on Jan. 27, and 164 days later management has not met with us to begin negotiating a contract. We are ready and prepared to bargain. It is time to get to work and build a better @edsource.org.

For some students, such as Black, Hispanic, and first-generation students, there are disparities in the recommendation letters they receive. edsource.org/updates/for-... via @edsource.org

On Monday, the California education department and sports governing agency rejected the Trump admin's demand. As threatened, the U.S. Justice Department filed a lawsuit, saying California’s transgender athlete policies violate Title IX. edsource.org/updates/trum... via @edsource.org

Hundreds of thousands of California’s low-income children and their families will likely see federally funded food support and health care shrink or vanish in the coming years. edsource.org/2025/what-tr... via @edsource.org

The Trump administration plans to consolidate different pockets of special education funding, raising concern that vital programs will be cut. edsource.org/updates/trum... via @edsource.org

Fresno Unified spokesperson resigns after debacle over AI, which she trusted without fact checking. edsource.org/updates/fres... via @edsource.org

The Trump administration earlier this week withheld $811 million in grants to California schools as a political move, state education leaders said. edsource.org/2025/califor... via @edsource.org

The Trump administration has again put California on a clock to ban transgender athletes from girls sports. edsource.org/updates/trum... via @edsource.org

Last week, five women sued Clovis Unified, which allegedly ignored their sexual abuse claims against a second grade teacher during the late 1990s and early 2000s. edsource.org/updates/cent... via @edsource.org

Immigration raids in the Central Valley earlier this year caused constant fear and kept kids out of school. edsource.org/2025/immigra... via @edsource.org

More than two dozen agencies enforce Title IX, including the U.S. Department of Energy, which is seeking to rescind key civil rights protections in sports and other programs. edsource.org/updates/u-s-... via @edsource.org

Transgender athlete wins and shares @cifstate.bsky.social high school track honors due to temporary rule changes, still leaving questions and concerns about what's next for transgender participation in athletics. edsource.org?page_id=733725 via @edsource.org

As an example, school districts and charters could go from having penalties based on 25 transitional kindergarten students to one TK student. edsource.org?page_id=733788 via @edsource.org

Students from low-income families and English learners are awarded $500 for college or career training through a California program. But don't just take my word for it. Listen to a student who claimed and received her funds via @edsource.org's podcast. edsource.org/podcast/cali...